Anthozoa - Stauriida - Aulophyllidae
Alternative spelling: Heritschioididae
Full reference: W. J. Sando. 1985. Paraheritschioides, a New Rugose Coral Genus from the Upper Pennsylvanian of Idaho. Journal of Paleontology 59(4):979-985
Parent taxon: Aulophyllidae according to J. Fedorowski et al. 2013
See also Sando 1985
Sister taxa: Amygdalophyllinae, Aulophyllinae, Clisiophyllinae, Corwenia, Delepinella, Dibunophyllinae, Espielia, Fedorowskiphyllum, Heterocaniniinae
Subtaxa: Amandophyllum Copia Heritschioides
Type: Heritschioides
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of China (2 collections), Iran (1), Japan (1), Oman (1), United States (2: California)
• Carboniferous of Canada (3: British Columbia), China (2), Japan (1), Spain (1), United States (4: California, Oregon, Texas)
Total: 18 collections including 19 occurrences